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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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