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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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