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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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