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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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