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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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