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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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