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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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