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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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