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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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