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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers 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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