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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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