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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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