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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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