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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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