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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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