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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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