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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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