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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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