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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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