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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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