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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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