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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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