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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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