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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important 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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