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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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