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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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