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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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