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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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