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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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