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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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