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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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