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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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