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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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