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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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