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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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