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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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