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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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