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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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