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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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