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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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