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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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