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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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