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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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