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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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