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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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