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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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