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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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