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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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