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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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