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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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