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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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