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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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