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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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