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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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