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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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