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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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