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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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