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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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