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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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