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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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