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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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