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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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