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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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