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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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