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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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