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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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