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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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