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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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