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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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