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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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