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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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