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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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