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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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