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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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