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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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