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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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