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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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