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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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