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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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