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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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