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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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