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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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