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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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