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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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