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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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