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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews 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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