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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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