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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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