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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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