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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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