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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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