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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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