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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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