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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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