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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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