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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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