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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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