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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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