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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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