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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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