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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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