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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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