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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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