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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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