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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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