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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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