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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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