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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new 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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