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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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