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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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