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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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