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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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