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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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