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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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