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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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