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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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