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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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