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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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