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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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