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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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