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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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