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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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