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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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