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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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