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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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