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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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