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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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