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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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