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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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