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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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