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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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