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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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