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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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