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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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