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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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