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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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