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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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