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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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