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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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