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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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