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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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