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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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