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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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