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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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