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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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