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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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