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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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