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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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