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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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