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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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