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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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