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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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