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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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