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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 (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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