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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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