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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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