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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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