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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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