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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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