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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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