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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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