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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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