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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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