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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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