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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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