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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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