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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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