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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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