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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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