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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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