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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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