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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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