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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in 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 massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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