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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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