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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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