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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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