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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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