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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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