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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses 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 open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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