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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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