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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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