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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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