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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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