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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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