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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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