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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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