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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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