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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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