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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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