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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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