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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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