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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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