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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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