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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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