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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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