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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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