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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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