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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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