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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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