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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important 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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