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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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