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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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