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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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