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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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