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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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