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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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