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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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