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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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