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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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