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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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