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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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