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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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