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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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