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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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