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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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