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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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