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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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