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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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