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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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