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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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