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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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