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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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