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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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