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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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