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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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