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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the 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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