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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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