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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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