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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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