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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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