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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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