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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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