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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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