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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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