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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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