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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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