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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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