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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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