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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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