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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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