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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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