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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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