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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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