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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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