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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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