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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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