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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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