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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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