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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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