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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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