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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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