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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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