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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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