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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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