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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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