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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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