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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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