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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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