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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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