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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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