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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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