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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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