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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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