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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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