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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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