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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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