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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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