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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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