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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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