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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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