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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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