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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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