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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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