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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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