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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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