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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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