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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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