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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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