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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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