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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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