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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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