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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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