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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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