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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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