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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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