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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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