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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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