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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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