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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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