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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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