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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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