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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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