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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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