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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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