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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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