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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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