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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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