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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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