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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire 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 resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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