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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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