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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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