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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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