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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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