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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important 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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