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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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