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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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