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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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