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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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