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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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