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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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