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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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