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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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