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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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