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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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