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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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