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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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