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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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