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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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