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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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