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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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