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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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