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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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