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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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