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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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