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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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