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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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