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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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