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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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