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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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