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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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