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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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