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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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