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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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