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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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