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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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