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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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