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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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