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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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