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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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