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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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