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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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