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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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