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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important 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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