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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth 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 low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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