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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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