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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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