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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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