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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the 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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