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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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