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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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