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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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