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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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