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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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