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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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