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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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