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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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