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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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