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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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