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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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