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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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