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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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