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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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