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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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