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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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