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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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