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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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