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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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