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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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