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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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