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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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