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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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