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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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