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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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