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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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