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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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