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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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