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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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