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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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