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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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