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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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