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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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