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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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