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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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