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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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