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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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