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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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