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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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