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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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