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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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