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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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