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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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