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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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