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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates 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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