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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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