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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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