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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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