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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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