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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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