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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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