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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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