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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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