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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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