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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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