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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 massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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