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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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