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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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