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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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