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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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