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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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