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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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