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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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