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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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