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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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