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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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