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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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