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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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