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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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