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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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