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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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