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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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