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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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