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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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