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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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