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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. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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