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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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