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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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