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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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