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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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