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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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