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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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