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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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