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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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