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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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