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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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