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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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