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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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