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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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