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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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