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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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