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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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