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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models 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 institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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