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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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