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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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