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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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