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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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