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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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