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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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