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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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