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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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