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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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