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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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