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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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