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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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