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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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