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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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