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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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