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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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