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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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