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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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