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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information 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 issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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