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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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