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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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