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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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