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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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