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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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