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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating 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 definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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