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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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