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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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