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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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