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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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