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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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