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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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