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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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