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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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