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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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