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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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