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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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