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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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