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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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