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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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