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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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