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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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