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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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