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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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