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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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