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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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