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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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