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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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