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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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