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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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