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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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