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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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