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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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