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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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