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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches 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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