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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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