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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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