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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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