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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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