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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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