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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part 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. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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