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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the 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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