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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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