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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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