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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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