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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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