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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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