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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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