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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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