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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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