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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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