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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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